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Fishing Line Choices
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salmonhead
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Port: Muskegon, South Haven
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03/01/2007 08:28
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King
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This thread discusses the Content article: Fishing Line Choices
Just to chime in with another anglers choice of lines:
For riggers from spring through about mid July I run 20# high quality mono. From mid July through September I use a 30# high quality mono.
For Diver main lines, I prefer a 50# braid.
For diver leaders, I use the same as the riggers, 20# eary and switch to 30# late in the season.
Backer to leadcore and leadcore leaders is 20# mono. If I am running plugs in the late season, I will change the leaders to 30# mono.
As with Greg, I like the versatility of 20#, but with customers on board late in the season, and the big spawning fish with fighting teeth coming out, the 30# gives me some margin for error.
Hope this helps and happy fishing!
  
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Reel_Screamer
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Port: Saginaw Bay, Ludington, Where ever.....
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03/01/2007 16:09
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Steelhead
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Paul just wondering why you switch mono from 20 to 30 pound test,i use 20# Trilene XT all season on my rigger rods and i just use 30# wire on my dipsys.I dont run no slide divers but going to try this year.
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Re:Fishing Line Choices
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t3pt6k
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Port: Grand Haven, MI
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03/01/2007 16:29
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The thought behind switching to 30# is to get an additional amount of strength and abrasion resistance for the fall kings. As the mouth starts to harden and begin to do alot more rolling it may help in reducing break offs or cut offs.
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Medic
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Port: Manistee, MI
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03/01/2007 16:46
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King
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For many years I would run 20# mono on my rigger rods throughout the season. I have since found that I have had better success running a lighter weight mono (15-17#) in a premium brand. I have to say that I watch my lines for nicks and abrasions constantly, but I have yet to have a breakoff due to the mono. (knock on wood!  )
Bill Brock
Semper FIsh Sportfishing Team
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Re:Fishing Line Choices
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salmonhead
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Port: Muskegon, South Haven
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03/01/2007 17:52
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King
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Reel Screamer,
Just what Greg said. I like the 30# for the extra strength when fighting the fall fish. The males in particular get harder mouths and their teeth become more prominent. They also develop a nasty habit of rolling in the line. The 30# just gives me a bit more abraision resistance in these circumstances. If 20# was worn half way down, you have about 10# test, but 30# is good for 15# or so. I have brought in a lot of fish with the line all scuffed up about 3' up from the bait. It's nice to have the insurance of the 30#. To add to it, often times in the fall, we are fishing in the river plumes, or "in the mud" for the staging fish and they cannot see the line anyway. Add to that, the lures are often plugs and or flasher/ fly rigs, the mainline pound test rating becomes all benifit and no adverse trade off. If I am fishing clear water off shore, I feel the lighter 20# or even lighter, gets more hits. I have used 15 and 17# extensively in the past, and I do agree that you will get more hits with lighter line, but at the same token, will experience more break offs. Not that 15# isnt strong enough for our fish, but it is more suseptible to knicks and abrasion. So, if I miss a nick in the line, with 20 or 30# I have more room for error. Add to all that, I have customers on board that don't know how to fight fish as well as anyone on these boards and the insurance is nice. I would rather have 20 hits and land 18 fish than have 25 hits and land 15. And for sake of argument, I take one of my rigger rods and dedicate it to Flasher/ fly rigs and spool it with 30# and a heavy swivel. It doesnt make any difference to the action of the flahser and the fish are biting the fly, not the mainline.
If all I did was fun fish with a couple buddies, no tournaments and no customers, my riggers would be 15-17# with ML rods or even L rods and just take the time to play them out. Facts are facts though, my customers are typically too weak to fight a fish and need to lean on them more with a M power rod with 20-30# test line. Also in a tournament situation, I want that fish in the boat, so the stiffer rods and heavy line help with that.
Hope all that babbling makes some sense.
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Reel_Screamer
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Port: Saginaw Bay, Ludington, Where ever.....
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03/01/2007 19:17
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Steelhead
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Thanks Paul and Greg answered my question and to the point. Thanks again
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salmonhead
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Port: Muskegon, South Haven
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03/01/2007 19:38
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King
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you can say that again!!! 
 
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Re:Fishing Line Choices
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BFG
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Port: Anchor Point, Lake Erie
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03/02/2007 09:28
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We should have taken a couple pics of the fly leaders that were broken last year when fishing with Paul at the EA salmon outing. Bird Dog and I were both fighting really good on divers in the dark and both lines were cut between the spinny and the fly.
Damn fish...
BFG
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Re:Fishing Line Choices
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salmonhead
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Port: Muskegon, South Haven
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03/02/2007 20:22
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King
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forgot about that. And the fly leaders are 40#. Go teeth. Stupid fish. 
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